An article published in Science shows the origins of donkey domestication Africa in 5,000 B.C.E, around the time when the Sahara became the desert region we know today
The heat is on: Weizmann Institute scientists uncover traces of fire, from Evron Quarry, dating back at least 800,000 years; the study is published on PNAS
A cremation pyre pit in Beisamoun, Israel, represents the oldest proof of direct cremation in the Middle East; dates as far back as 7,000 B.C.
